Energy

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Unit: Energy & Climate Change

Essential Questions:

1. What is the best design for an energy efficient home?
2. Is there a perfect energy source?

Learning Targets

I can identify the 5 forms of energy.
Level 1-I can list the types of energy.
Level 2-I can identify the forms of energy.
Level 2-I can explain the law of conservation of energy.
Level 3-I can illustrate convection, conduction, and radiation as demonstrated in class.
Level 3-I can identify energy transformations.
Level 3-I can defend a type of energy giving its pros and cons.
Level 4- I can identify the sources of Energy for New York State and New York City and create pie graphs to show this information.
Level 4- I can identify sources of energy for other states and explain why they are different citing sources with a bibliography.
I can compare and contrast renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Level 1-I can define renewable and nonrenewable energy
Level 2-I can list types of renewable and nonrenewable energy
Level 2-I can identify ways to conserve energy.
Level 3-I can explain pros and cons of types of renewable/nonrenewable energy.
Level 3-I can graph and explain what will happen to renewable/nonrenewable resource over time.
Level 4-I can create a logical plan for moving towards more renewable resources.
Level 4- I can create a

Energy Statistics







Vocabulary

[Root Words/Prefix/Suffix: mech-, electro-, chem.-, re-, non-, -able, -al, -ic]

energy-ability to do work.
mechanical energy- Ex: gears, windmills, riding a bike, juggling, turbines
electromagnetic energy-
heat-
atomic energy-
chemical energy- . Ex:hand warmers, glow sticks, injury packs, batteries, food
convection-movement that transfers heat in a liquid or gas. Ex: heating your home, cooking soup, lava lamp.
conduction-transfer of energy through direct contact. Ex: burning your hand on a hot stove, pancake on the griddle, burning your feet on the sidewalk on a hot summer day.
radiation-transfer of energy by light waves. Ex: sunbathing, heat from bonfire, tanning booths.
law of conservation of energy-
renewable energy-
nonrenewable energy-
specific heat-

Links

1. Scientists who were energy pioneers- http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/scientists/
2. Interactive-Learn what happens when the temperature chages-http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/mem05_pg101_kintheory/mem05_pg101_kintheory.html
3. Explore how a can of paint can have energy and how that energy can be converted- http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/mem05_pg69_potential/mem05_pg69_potential.html
4. Watch how a roller coaster works-http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/mfm05_pg126_coaster/mfm05_pg126_coaster.html
4. Energy Street-http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/energy-street-energy-conservation
5. How is energy converted from one form to another? http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E04/E04.html
6. Energy Kids- http://www.eia.gov/kids/
7. Energy Quest-http://energyquest.ca.gov/index.html
8. Energy Use in the USA Explained-http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=us_energy_use
9. CFL/Incandescent comparison-http://www.coned.com/customercentral/calculators/EC_res_CFL.html
10. Television Calculator-http://www.coned.com/customercentral/calculators/EC_res_TV.html
11. USA Department of Energy-http://www.eere.energy.gov/
12. Energy Star Kids- http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=kids.kids_index
13. Renewable energy in New York State - http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/40899.html
14. Energy consumption by source in the US- http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=us_energy_home
15. Climate Change-How do we know?-http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence
16. Zero footprint calculator-http://calc.zerofootprint.net/youth/

17. Sea level Rise Explorer-http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Special:SeaLevel
18. Energy Transformation-http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/E04/E04.html
19. How to make the switch-http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/02/14/3855417/how-to-make-the-switch-to-cfl.html
20. Experiment- http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/heat.html
21. More experiments-http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html#saving
22. Junior Energy-http://www.juniorenergy.org/chalkboard.aspx
23. http://www.parade.com/health/spring-gardening-guide/LessonPlan.pdf
24. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/pdfs/efficiency_comparinglightbulbs.pdf
24. Earth at night-http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/IntotheBlack/?src=features-recent
25. Popular Sci-http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/watch-beautiful-black-marble-views-show-earth-night-never
26. Conduction,convection,radiation-http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=sce304
27. Ocean currents-http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/ttv10_vid_currents/
28. Isotherms-https://courseware.e-education.psu.edu/public/meteo/meteo101demo/Examples/Images/Section2/contour_tool_t0203.swf
29.Forms of energy-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/forms_of_energy/index.html
30. Fossil Fuels-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/fossil_fuels/index.html
31.Nonrenewable resources-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/non-renewable_sources_of_energy/index.html
32.Renewable resources-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/renewable_sources_of_energy/index.html
33.Electricity-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/safety_rules/index.html
34. What is energy?http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/what_is_energy/index.html
35.Conserving energy-http://kent.skoool.co.uk/content/primary/science/conserving_energy/index.html
36. Sea surface temperature-http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/map/images/sst/sst.gif
37. Specific heat-http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/oceans_weather_climate/welcome.html




Articles
http://www.livestrong.com/article/193148-advantages-disadvantages-of-wind-turbines/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/nyregion/20windmill.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-disadvantages-wind-energy.html
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/advantages-disadvantages-solar-powered-homes-2865.html
http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/solar-energy-benefits-drawbacks-2259.html
http://www.ctenvirothon.org/studyguides/aquatic_pdfs/2007New/Pros&Conshydropower.pdf
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wuhy.html

www.buzzle.com/articles/nuclear-power-pros-and-cons.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=110997398




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